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B757-200 crew taxies out with a spoiler MEL and get a spoiler EICAS message. They are informed by maintenance that this is normal and they depart. Further research reveals that this is not normal for the listed MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 724165 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : preflight ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 724165 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 724326 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
We taxied out with MEL flight spoilers. Prior to takeoff we had an amber 'spoiler' EICAS message. I contacted company maintenance through dispatch; both of whom assured me that this was acceptable and should be disregarded; due to the maintenance action that had been taken with MEL. We completed the flight without incident. Upon further investigation we discovered that the spoiler light should not have been illuminated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CREW TAXIES OUT WITH A SPOILER MEL AND GET A SPOILER EICAS MESSAGE. THEY ARE INFORMED BY MAINT THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND THEY DEPART. FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR THE LISTED MEL.
Narrative: WE TAXIED OUT WITH MEL FLT SPOILERS. PRIOR TO TKOF WE HAD AN AMBER 'SPOILER' EICAS MESSAGE. I CONTACTED COMPANY MAINT THROUGH DISPATCH; BOTH OF WHOM ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS ACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED; DUE TO THE MAINT ACTION THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN WITH MEL. WE COMPLETED THE FLT WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE DISCOVERED THAT THE SPOILER LIGHT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ILLUMINATED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.